Japanese Emperor Akihito marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on Saturday (July 15) with an expression of “deep remorse” over the conflict. <br /><br /> The legacy of the war still haunts relations with China and South Korea, which suffered under Japan’s sometimes brutal occupation and colonial rule. <br /><br /> Now the Emperor and Empress are paying their respects at the 70th anniversary ceremony in Japan pic.twitter.com/jt23mzJKkH— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) August 15, 2015<br /><br /> Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe send a cash offering to Yasikuni Shrine for war dead, seen by Beijing and Seoul as a symbol of Tokyo’s wartime militarism. <br /><br /> Visits to Yasikuni by top Japanese officials outrage China and South Korea because it honours 14 Japanese leaders convicted as war criminals by an Allied tribunal.<br /><br /> Abe, who wants to repair ties with Japan’s neighbours, has not visited the shrine in person since 2013. <br /><br /> On Friday, Abe expressed “profound grief” for Japan’s actions, upheld the “unshake
